一いち流りゅう半はん

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

semi-first-class; not quite first-class; between first and second class

Describes something that is almost, but not fully, top-tier. Often used for restaurants, hotels, products, or skills that are very good but fall short of the highest rank. The 半 ('half') implies a level just below first-class.

• あの店みせは一いち流りゅう半はんの味あじだが、値ね段だんは手て頃ごろだ。

  That restaurant has semi-first-class taste, but the prices are reasonable.

• 彼かれの実じつ力りょくはまだ一いち流りゅう半はんといったところだ。

  His ability is still at a semi-first-class level.